Smyrna times., 1887-01-12
Equipment of the Hose Company.

Equipment of the Hose Company.
LIBERAL RESPONSE BY THE CITIZENS.
The committee appointed by meet
ing of the citizens held at the Town
Hall last week, as published in our
last issue, to solicit from the people
funds to equip our Hose Company.
went at their work with vigor. and
succeeded beyond their expectations.
receiving congratulations on every
hand for their energy and efficiency.
AT an adjourned meeting held on Mon
DAY night to hear their report and dis
cuss other measures in relation to its
organization and equipment, the com
mlttee, consisting of E. H. Beck, VIM.
p. Hall, Alex. G. Cummins and d. J..
Cummlns, (the meeting having been
organized by making d. J. Cummins.
chairman, and +. NJ. Fowler, secretarvj
| presented through the chairman of the
committee written report which set
forth that they had subscriptions to the
amount of $772, all considered good.
while there were still others who were
away from home or had not been seen
The sums subscribed ranged from S25
to 81, and the committee EXPRESSED
! great satisfaction at the promptness
with which the people responded, with
a hlghly complimentary word to the
laules Tor the interest they had mani
tested. The report also stated that the
agents OF the several fire insurance
companies doing business in this town
mad been waited on with the promise
That the matter will be laid before their
respective companies, who, it was
thought, would aid our citizens in the
noble effort to fight fire in a mutual
interest to protect property, It was
thought that the Subscription fnnd
might be still further increased. bring
ing II possibly near to the sum asked
iior, $1,000; and that if there was a
liberal response from the insurance
companies, this sum might be consid-
erably augmented.
On the motion to receive the report
and discharge the committee. as they
requested, there was considerable dis.
cussIon covering the general subjects of
SUBSCRIPTION, equipment, &c. The
chairman OF the meeting said that as
one of the soliciting committee the
ready and liberal responses had served
as an inspiration to an earnest prosecu-
ton OF the work, and he congratulated
the members of the Hose Comnanv NOT
only on an early equipment. but on the
hlgh regard in which they were held
by the people in the community A q
Cummlns made a glowing speech of
sOhe twenty minutes, in which he pic
tured the tremen in the dead of winter
When the hills and wales were mantled |
with snow and the Frost King nntting
IN his best work with his lev fingers
rising at the first alarm from Their
warm beds and rushing amidst dancers |
anu anu exposure to rescue the property of |
otners from destruction. He thought
Chere was lack of interest manifested |
on the part OF some property holders.
ana expressed himself for the most |
complete and efficient fire department
possible. John G. StOckly, b. V. We'll |
Gon, John b. Cooper, E. II. Beck and
u. W. Hall also made remarks on the
report OF the committee. Finally bv a
very decisive vote the request of the
committee to be discharged was non
complied with, but instead a resolution
was adopted by a rising vote to CON
tlnue the same efficient committee in
securing what names had been omitted
and IN collecting the amount that had
been subscribed.
Samuel Taylor, chief of the Hose
Company, on being called on for a
probable estimate of an equipment of n
company of thirty members. said as
near as he could approximate it. it
would be, including fre-bell, about
So0O: But 1t was stated we need
another hose carriage and more hose to
put us in efficient condition to fight
hre, and that money contributed for
this purpose would be wisely expended.
The members of the company desire
the room under the Town Hall adia-
cent to the engine house, and it is
thought it will be granted by the Town
Commissioners. We have at the pres
ent time only $50 feet of hose. and if n
IRE should break out 1000 feet from n
hire plug it would have to burn down.
IS far as our water department is con-
cerned, and the same might be the case
I from high wind or any other cause
lire should be burning in several places
At the same time.
AT the annual election held last week
TO select officers for the ensuing wear
.he following were selected: Presi-
TENT, b. V. Weldon; Vice President. E.
NJ. Fowler; Secretary, J. Ed. Hof-
ecker; Treasurer, g. A. Wick; Fire
Recorder, II. d. Boyer; Directors, B.
'. Weldon, H. S. Anthony, Joseph Z.
Carter, Thomas Mccoy, Elmer Y. Tay-
or, John r. Robinson. Chief Samuel
Taylor; 1st Asst, b. V. Weldon; 2nd
Asst, George o. Bailey.
The name which they have chosen is /
hat of " The Citizens Hose COMPANY 4
ly which designation they will be
known. S
FIRE ESCAPES.
At the point of adjournment John C. {
Stockly arose to bring another sub
ect before the house, though i'm some !
What the same line Of thought, which !
le deemed of great importance, that
Interested every parent who had
children to educate, viz: the construc- I
ion of fire escapes from the second
tory of the public school building. I
Mr. Stockly pictured in strong language c
he narrowing scene that was possible
o occur at any time unless a means of a
Kit should be made by fire escapes.
lis proposition was warmly supported :
this view by Alex. G.. Cummins, who !
/
nd the children struggling mid the '
tihing smoke and curling flames. cut I
fl by central fire at the foot of the Z
tairs through which they could not
scape This side of the subject was a
arried with such a swinging force that v
10 one put himself in its wav and q A
notion to appoint John G. Stocklv and d
Ohm b. Cooper committee to confer n
With tho Board of School Directors was wss Il
arried without opposition. b
1t might be remarked that a snecial h
egard was had to safety in tba SS,r'i co,
truction of the building. The Sonn
departments containing the small. n
hildren are on the lower aoor a,ed !,
ach of the four rooms above hava t,ao m y y
oors opening right at the stoir,,.a'', s'so ~ ~
nd we have heard the PrincinaI n,"o,y3i = =
s saying that the house In cosao 20 "
anger could be emptied in three ~ VI p
tes' time. The greatest apprel'ansinr ai.n, ~
f danger seemed to be that 4 esn
night suddenly break out from baIon, "